Classes and Events
Not
Your Momma's Rounds
Saturday, July 17
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
$20.00
If you love to sing harmony, come join us for this exciting workshop exploring contemporary and traditional round songs that are jazzy, funny, seasonal and inspirational. Learn challenging but accessible rounds that will stick with you, rounds you'll share with friends and family so you can enjoy the harmonies again. Composers include Terry Garthwaite, Becky Reardon, P.D.Q. Bach and traditional songs from around the world.
Teens and adults are welcome at this workshop, which is held monthly, alternating between The Sacred Well and Freight & Salvage.
Song leader DJ Hamouris brings four decades of vocal experience and training to her teaching. Leading the vocal group Women & Song since 2004, she mines old and new musical sources to find material that is fun and memorable both for singers and their audiences. DJ's recordings include Welcome to Annwfn with brother Rick Hamouris; The Chorus of Life with Gaia's Voice; and Songs of Love, Magic & Other Mysteries with Moonrise. She founded Gaia's Voice and East Bay Harmony as well as conducted the music for The Spiral Dance. DJ currently teaches mountain dulcimer and rounds at the Freight & Salvage in Berkeley, CA.
The
Goddess Rising: Women, Power and Priestesshood in the new age
Tuesday July 20
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
(Women may feel free to gather at 7:00 pm to make tea, socialize, and
prepare for class)
$35 per class
A class for women who feel the power of the Goddess emerging in their lives, with a creative eye toward sharing their unique gifts with their loved ones and the world. This class is especially suited for mothers, artists, and professional women who wish to experience Goddess energy in real-time on a more profound level.
Theme for July: Mother of the Universe
What is the role of Mother in our society? In the Universe? In this class, we’ll evaluate the archetype of Mother and all of the strong emotions and reactions this archetype creates in our culture. The role of Mother is a loaded, contested, valuable and joyful aspect that women experience in various ways: physically, mentally, emotionally, or by association. Together, we’ll unpack the role and co-create new resonance for this archetype of the Goddess.
The intimacy of sisterhood is of vital importance for our work, and so class size will be limited to 9 women per cycle. Please call to reserve your space for the 2010 cycle today.
Art Reception for Christy Kovacs
Saturday July 24th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Sacred Well will be hosting a closing reception for Christy Kovacs' solo show. Original artwork will be for sale along with greeting cards and small prints. Wine and refreshments will be served.
Christy was born in Santa Barbara in 1983. In high school she participated
in drawing & painting mentorships with local Santa Barbara artists,
culminating in shows at the Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and the
Santa Barbara Museum of Art. Greatly inspired by her teachers and mentors
in high school, yet understandably timid about pursuing a career in art,
Christy painfully passed up art school at Rhode Island School of Design
to get a "real" education at the University of California at
Berkeley, choosing to major in Anthropology. However, one cannot run for
too long from the things that tug at one's heart strings, and after her
long hiatus from art, she has returned to it, hungrily.
Christy's preferred medium fluctuates between oil, acrylic, watercolor,
gouache, and pastel. She is currently working on a series she calls the "Blue
Woman Series", exploring issues of femininity and times of transition,
growth, and introspection.
Regular Monthly Workshops and Events
Rabbit’s
Roundtable: The Witches Tools
Sunday July 18
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
$35 - Please call 510-444-9355 to register
Knife, Wand, Cauldron, Chalice, Cord, Sword, Censer, Crystal Ball ... the witch has many tools. But they do a lot more than just look pretty on an altar! Join us for a fun, hands-on, informative class about practical uses about these tools, and other, surprising additions to the traditional menu of tools.
Rabbit’s Roundtable is a monthly workshop for the beginning to advanced student of herbalism, magic, and myth. Each month, Rabbit presents lore and information about a different topic, followed by an opportunity to make a potion or spell based on the days’ discussion.
Please call The Sacred Well with your credit or debit card to reserve your space.
Tea
and Chanting with Rabbit
July 27 (4th Tuesdays of each month)
Meet for tea at 7:30 pm, chanting begins at 8:00 pm for 30 minutes
$5 suggested donation
Join Rabbit for an evening of “the herbal and the verbal.” After sharing information about this month’s unique, delicious herbal tea, and explaining this month’s mantra, we will chant for approximately 30-50 minutes (depending upon length of mantra and tempo of recitation).
We are building month by month toward longer and more complex mantras over this year, but beginners are welcome at every class. Join us to drop in, center, and recharge your batteries!
Monthly Spiritual Services
Goddess Awakening
Temple services for She of 10,000 names
with Rabbit
July 4 (1st Sundays of each month)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Donations gratefully accepted
Women! Join Rabbit for an empowering start to your day, bringing alive the power of the Goddess within! We’ve been building a holy community of sisters, encouraging one another through our challenges and celebrating our triumphs.Honor the Goddess in one another in this intimate monthly circle!
This month’s theme: The Goddess of Freedom
Monthly
Temple Service with Ile Orunmila Oshun
Sunday July 25 and August 29
(4th Sunday of each month)
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Ile Orunmila Oshun, the Yoruba-based house of worship founded by Luisah Teish (author of Jambalaya), hosts its monthly Temple Service at The Sacred Well.
Join us at 11:00 AM on the 4th Sunday of every month to explore the mysteries of the Orishas with Initiated members of the Ile’s clergy.